Of course you can. Face painting is surprisingly easy.
Anyone can create a professional looking face with little practice. Most faces that you
will paint will take less than 5 minutes. Of course there are some tricks to the trade 1)
start off with good products to paint with 2) use good tools like face painting sponges
and brushes 3) when using a sponge use as little water as possible 4) apply the product
like shoe polish to get basic coverage and then dab your sponge to get the color uniform
5) paint light color first and 6) practice. Check out our "10
Commandments to Face Painting by clicking here".

How do I start face painting?

To create the sort of faces you see on these pages, you need to begin by obtaining some water
make-up. This is the sort of face paint that professionals use. Our paint is
water make-up. If you don't want to buy huge amounts of single colors, start
with one of the RUBY RED PAINT face painting kits. You could also get hold of a
face painting book. RUBY RED PAINT books can be ordered from us
or bookshops and provide step-by-step instructions.

The best way to join in this art is to jump in and try it out. Buy some
safe products that fit in your budget. See
http://www.rubyredpaint.com/products.htm for the selection. You can start out
with as little as $14.99 (the rainbow pallet) to the larger kits. Join the
discussion list by sending an e-mail to
join-facepaint@email.sparklist.com join in the photo contests. You will
learn a great deal and they are free.

If you buy eight 75ml pots and only intend to paint at a children's party for about 10
people, then it could be expensive. But it would be silly to do that because our face painting kits are the cheap way to buy a small amount of a
selection of colors. Even when buying retail you can paint a full face for less than $.05
US each.

How safe are the face paints?

They are as safe as any other cosmetic product you use. All our products are formulated
using cosmetically approved ingredients. That means that all the ingredients we use
are widely recognized as safe for use in cosmetics and toiletries. The paints conform to
the USA's FDA
approval system and the European Cosmetic Product (Safety) Regulations. Our
products are also tested to meet European the Toy Safety regulations (EN71). All
cosmetics can, on rare occasions, cause allergic reactions and the product should not be
applied in the immediate eye area nor to sensitive or broken skin. If you are unsure about
sensitivity, a patch test is advised. Apply the product to the inside of the elbow. If a
reaction occurs within 60 minutes, do not use. See also
http://www.rubyredpaint.com/safety.htm

No. Some people are allergic to nuts, nut oils and gluten
products and need to check products
carefully. There are none of those in the ingredients and you can find a full
list of ingredients at the bottom of
www.rubyredpaint.com/safety.htm